Freeze Warning For Tonight

Weather forecasters warn of freezing temperatures.

It's going to get really cold overnight. In fact, you'll want to
bring your pets indoors...and you may want to cover your outdoor
water pipes.

"We have a freeze warning in effect for the Sacramento Valley
tonight. Could have maybe three to four hours where temperatures
drop down in the middle to upper 20s."

Steve Goldstein is a meteorologist with the National Weather
Service office in Sacramento.

"We issue hard freeze warnings or freeze warnings when we have
temperatures drop down into the mid-20s. That's a little unusual
for Sacramento to be that chilly. So that's our freeze warning
criteria."

Goldstein says a cold, dry air mass over the region combined
with clear skies and light winds will allow temperatures to rapidly
cool. This is the first "freeze warning" of the season. It'll be in
effect from midnight through 9 AM Tuesday.

Officials with the California Emergency Management Agency are
urging people to prepare for the severe cold.